“June 23 will mark the anniversary of dance legend Bob Fosse’s birth in 1927, almost 90 years since. Fosse was an American actor, dancer, musical theatre choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director, with some of his dance work including Sweet Charity (1966), Cabaret (1972) and Chicago (1975) . . . His movement vocabulary consists of snapping fingers, hip and shoulder rolls and backward exits alongside exaggerated hip movements, struts and white-gloved, single-handed gestures. Some of his stereotypical style was born of his dislike of certain parts of his body, such as white gloves to hide his large hands and tilted bowler hats to hide his balding head."

“Nothing kills an orgasm as effectively as the obligation to have one. It’s the same with laughter. While this problem affects many women, it’s particularly an issue for female comics who perform at women’s-charity fund-raisers . . . In the past couple of weeks I attended two stand-up nights benefiting women’s charities. I cringed as comics wandered uncertainly through their sets, combing their material for feminist-charity-appropriateness . . . Worse, to segue from ‘dating is hard’ material into ‘seriously though, donate at the door because the number of women getting beaten up is terrible’ puts the onus on the audience in too direct a way. It’s unfair. We’ve already spent 20 quid at the door for the cause."

“Karachi: The VM Art Gallery annual event hosting artworks by fresh graduates from throughout the country titled ‘11th Emerging Talent’ commenced on Tuesday. One of the biggest art events of the year, it has been going on since 2003 . . . [Some of the artists] said it was disappointing that even in today’s world, many cities of Pakistan do not have a single art gallery, and they had to come to Karachi to present their talent. "

Ahtesham Azhar, Art, artists and ‘Emerging Talents’

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